2022年《高起專英語》章節(jié)習(xí)題第四部分閱讀理解

閱讀以下短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從每題中的四個選項中選出最正確的一項。〔一〕SomefarmersinCaliforniaarehavingahardtimepickingtheircrops.Therearenotenoughworkerstohelpthemwiththeharvest.Onefarmerusedtogrowpeaches（桃子〕，butwillsoongrowalmonds（杏仁〕instead.Peachesreuiremorelabortoharvest.Theyareeasytobedamagedandneedcarefulhandpicking.Heisnowremovinghispeachtrees.Thenhewillplantalmondtreesintheirplaces.Almondsareharvesteddifferently.Itdoesnottakeasmanyworkerstopickthembecauseamachineshakesthealmondtrees.Thenutsfallonthegroundandthenaregatheredup.Thefarmerdoesnothavetohiremanyworkers.Somefarmersthinktherearetworeasonswhytheycan'tfindenoughfarmworkers,Onereasonisthattherearealotofwell-paidconstructionjobsinthearea.Manypeoplearelakingthesejobsinsteadofpickingfruit.TheotherreasonisthatithasbecomemoredifficultforworkerstocomefromMexicointoCalifornia.Fewerworkersareallowedtogetintothecountrytoworkonthefruitfarms.Tosettletheproblemjarmershopethegovernmentmightallowtheseworkerstoworkasguests.Thatwouldhelpworkersprovidefortheirfamilyandhelpfarmersharvesttheircrops.Whentheharvestseasonisoverthey"llgobackhome.Farmerssaythatunlessthingschange,morefruitswillcomefromothercountries.ThisisbecauselaborischeaperinthosecountriesthanintheUnitedStates.WhatproblemdosomefarmershaveTheyhavenoworkerstoremovefruittrees.Thereislittlelandforgrowingfruit.Theircropswerebadlydamagedlastyear.It'sdifficulttoharvesttheircrops.【答案】D【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知，加利福尼亞州的一些農(nóng)民在采收作物時遇到了困難，因為他們找不到足夠的人手。故此題選D.WhydoesthepeachfarmerstarttoplantalmondsA.Thereisagreaterdemandforalmonds.pieces.Thesepiecesoficemoveandfloatdowntheriver.Theycanblocktheriver,causingthewatertoriseandfloodthelanduptheriver.Iftheicedam（壩〕breakssuddenly,thelargeuantityofwaterheldbehinditcanfloodtheareasdowntherivertoo.Brokenicedamsarenottheonlyproblemthatcancauseflooding.Whenalargehuman-madedambreaksorfailstoholdthewatercollectedbehinditjtwillalsocauseseriousdamage.Althoughscientistscannotalwaysknowwhenfloodswilloccur,theydoknowagreatdealaboutwhenfloodsarelikely,orprobably,goingtooccur.WhathavescientistsachievedindealingwithfloodsTheyhavepreventedmanyriversfromflooding.Theyhavereducedthedamagecausedbyfloods.Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutconditionsforflooding.Theyhavefoundmostoftheicedamsontheriver.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知，長期以來，科學(xué)家一直在試圖地了解洪水。目前為止，他們?nèi)〉玫淖畲筮M展就是了解了洪水爆發(fā)的條件。故此題選C.WhenwilldeepsnowleadtofloodsThesnowsuddenlygetsfrozen.Thetopofthegroundbecomeswet.Itrainshardwithabigriseintemperature.Thesnowmeltsgraduallyintoariver.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知，雖然厚厚的積雪很少引發(fā)洪水，但當(dāng)遇到大雨，再加上天氣突然轉(zhuǎn)暖，就會引發(fā)嚴重的洪水。故此題選C.WhathappenswhenicedamsbreakTheymayuicklyblocktheriver.Theicecoveringtherivermaymeltfast.Alargericedammaysoonbeformed.Theareasdowntherivermaybeflooded.【答案】D【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，一旦冰壩突然決口，大壩后所儲存的大量的水就會淹沒河流下游的區(qū)域。故此題選D.〔七〕ItwasSharingDay!Theteacherhadaskedthestudentstobringsomethinginterestingtoclass.JimmyfoundthelittleboxheandDadhadmade.Insidewasapieceofrock,asanddollarandashark〔鯊魚〕tooth.Nobodycouldhaveanythingasinterestingasthese!Inclass,Jimmywaitedanxiously,hopingtobecalledonfirstbytheteacher.ButKarawasfirst.Sheheldupasanddollar.Jimmy'seyesgrewbig."Ifoundthisonthebeach,"Karasaid."It'sinteresting.Thelittleholesthatmakethesanddollarlooklikeaflowerarebreathingholes.SeealltheneedlesTheyhelpthesanddollarmoveanddigintothesand."Jimmywasalittleuneasy.Oh,well,hestillhadhisrockandsharktooth.ThenMarkstoodup."Thisismyfavoriterock.calledpumice。"ThenMarkdroppedtherockintoaglassofwater."Look!Pumiceistheonlyrockthatfloats!"Jimmyputuphishandandwaved,buttheteachercalledonJustininstead."IfoundthissharktoothinHawaiilastChristmas,"Justinsaid.Theclasswasexcited,butJimmyloweredhishead."Sharkshaverowsofteeth.Everytimeasharklosesatooth,anotheronetakesitsplace."Justinpassedthetootharound.Jimmyheardtheteachercallhim.Hestoodononefootandthentheother."Well,ah,see…mytreasureboxisinteresting!ItwasjustapieceofwooduntilDadandIcutitintopiecesandfinallymadeaboxoutofit.Itsmellsgood,remindingusofcamping.""What'sinside"askedLisa.Jimmyopenedhisbox."Asanddollar,apieceofpumiceandasharktooth."Hisclassmates'mouthsdroppedopen.Theteacherlookedattheobjectsintheboxandsmiled."Nowthat'sinteresting!"hesaid.OntheSharingDayjimmy.boughtatreasureboxtoholdhisinterestingthingsenjoyedthethingsothersbroughttotheclasswaitedpatientlytobecalledonbyhisteacherwishedtobethefirsttosharehispossessions【答案】D【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段可知，課堂上，吉米焦急地等待著，希望老師能第一個叫他來分享自己的東西。故此題選D.WhatdoesasanddollarlooklikeaccordingtoKaraA.Ahole.B.Aneedle.C.Aflower.D.Atooth.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段可知，卡拉提到她在沙灘上找到了一個海膽，海膽上的小洞洞讓海膽看起來像一朵花，這些洞洞是海膽的呼吸口，海膽上的針狀物幫助海膽移動，并鉆進沙子。故此題選C.WhosharedwiththeclassarockthatfloatsA.Lisa.B.Kara.C.Justin.D.Mark.【答案】D應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第六段可知，馬克站了起來，分享了他最喜愛的石頭一浮石。故此題選D.HowdidJimmy'sclassmatesfeelwhentheysawthethingsinhisboxDisappointed.Surprised.Anxious.Uneasy.【答案】B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后兩段可知，當(dāng)馬克翻開了他的盒子的時候，同學(xué)們不由得張開了嘴巴。由此可知，同學(xué)們張開嘴巴這一舉動表示他們很驚訝。disappointed失望的；surprised驚訝的；anxious焦慮的；uneasy不安的。故此題選B.〔八〕Nineteen-year-oldMelissaGozacouldn'tfigureoutwhyshefailedtogetabankcardtimeandtimeagain.ItonlybecameclearwhenshewasunsuccessfulwhilelookingforanewjobinaTargetstore:ThreedifferentpeopleareusingherSocialSecuritynumber（社會保障號〕。Targetisoneofthecompaniesusingcredit（信用〕reportswhenhiringnewworkers.Atleastonecreditreportdidn'tfavorGozaingettingthejob.Averylowcreditrate（雨介〕wasunderGoza'sSocialSecuritynumber.Target,asreuiredbylaw,toldGozawhythecompanycouldn'tofferherthejob.SacramentolawyerJenniferShaw,aspecialistinworkplacelaw,sayscreditreportsarejustonemorewayemployersusetofinddishonestjobseekers."Ithinkweneedtoknowthatjightnow,there'smoreinformationoutthere.Andthatmeans,there'smoreinformationthatcanbeusedagainstus,"saidShaw.Goza'sdarkcloudmay,however,haveasilverlining.Targettoldhershe'dbeconsideredagainforthejobifshecouldgetaletterfromtheSocialSecurityDepartmentprovingthatshe'stherightowneroftheSocialSecuritynumber.NowthatGozaknowsshe'ssufferedfromotherpeople'swrongdoings,shewillordercopiesofhercreditreportstoseewhatshecandotoputthingsright.WhatdoweknowaboutGozaShegotthejobfromTarget.Shehashadthreebadfriends.Shedoesn'thaveabankcardyet.ShewasnothonestwithTarget.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句可知，梅麗莎?戈札己經(jīng)十九歲了，她不明白為什么她每次申請銀行卡都以失敗告終。由此可知，戈扎還沒有銀行卡。故此題選C.WhatdidTargetfirstdowhenrefusingtoofferGozathejobTheyaskedherforcreditreports.Theytoldherwhyshecouldn'tgetthejob.Theyfoundoutherwrongdoings.TheyreportedittotheSocialSecurityDepartment.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句可知，塔吉特公司拒絕給戈扎提供工作后，按照法律的規(guī)定，告訴了戈扎原因。故此題選B.Whatdoes"asilverlining"inParagraph4probablymeanAhopefulfuture.Abankreport.Anofficialletter.ASocialSecuritynumber.【答窠】A【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段可知，塔吉特公司告訴戈扎如果社會保障部門愿意給她開一封信，證明她是社會保障號碼的合法所有者的話，就會重新考慮她的求職申請。由此可知,此處表示情況的反轉(zhuǎn)，因此asilverlining和前面的darkcloud意思相反,darkcloud表示〃烏云〃，而asilverlining應(yīng)該表示〃烏云周圍的白光〃，引申義是“一線希望〃，說明情況出現(xiàn)了轉(zhuǎn)機，戈扎的I：作有了希望。ahopefulfuture意為“充滿希望的未來“，與asilverlining意思相近，故此題選A.WhatdoesGozahavetodonextClearupherwrongcreditreports.GetanewSocialSecuritynumber.D.Applyforanewbankcard.Findajobinanothercompany.【答案】A【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，戈扎知道她現(xiàn)在是在為他人的錯誤行為買單，于是她決定申請自己的信用報告的副本，看看自己能做些什么，以便將問題解決。由此可知，戈扎接下來決定解決自己的信用報告有誤這個問題。故此題選A.〔九〕WhenIwasatschool,ourteachertoldtheclass“Youarewhatyoueat."MyfriendsandIwouldlaughandcalleachother“hamburger"ancTbiscuits”.Ourteacherwastryingtoshowustheimportanceofeatingtherightfoodtostayhealthy.Thiswas30yearsagowhentherewerebigmovementstomakeBritishpeoplehealthier.WestartedtoeatboiledpotatoesinsteadofFrenchfriesanddrinkfat-freemilkinsteadofwholemilk.AtfirstIfeltmypotatoeshadnotasteatall.ButafterawhileIstartedtopreferhealthierfoodbecauseIfeltstrongerandIdidn'tgetsicksooften.Soweagreethatyoubecomewhatyoueat.DoyouknowwhatyourfriendseatjustbylookingatthemWhenyouknowtheeffectsofdifferenttypesoffood,youcanuseyourknowledgewellandeatwhatyouwanttobecome.Foodhasbeensoimportanttoourhealth.Everyonehastheirownadvicetogive,whichtheyhavereadaboutorhavebeentoldbyolderpeople.However,someofthesepiecesofadviceseemtodisagreewitheachother.Forexample,somesay"Eatingchocolatemakesyoufat,〃whileotherssay“Chocolatecontainstheimportantmineralslikeironandmagnesium.Infact,whatweneedtofindoutiswhattypeofchocolatetoeatandhowmuchofittoeat.Whatdidtheteachermeanbyz/Youarewhatyoueat"inParagraph1It'sfuntobecalledhamburgerorbiscuits.Yourlifelookslikewhatyoueat.Itsimportanttoeatwhatyoulike.Yourhealthdependsonwhatyoueat.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第三句可知，老師提出這種說法的目的在于向同學(xué)們說明健康飲食的重要性。故此題選D.WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablylikenowA.Boiledpotatoes.B.Friedchicken.C.Frenchfries.D.Wholemilk.【答案】A【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段可知，作者的飲食習(xí)慣發(fā)生了改變，逐漸接受并喜歡上了煮的土豆。B項［炸雞）、C項（法式炸薯條）和D項（全脂牛奶）均屬于被替換掉的食物。故此題選A.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononadviceRefuseitifyoudon'tlikeit.Passittoyourfriends.Acceptitifyouhavereadaboutit.Consideritwhenmakingyourdecision.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知，面對他人的建議，人們應(yīng)該有自己的思考與判斷。故此題選D.〔十〕Nancywantedtomakegooduseofhersparetime.Soshedecidedtoworkfortheunderdog.Forthepastseveralyears,shehasbeenputtingherexperienceandenergytohelpadisadvantagedhighschoolstudent.Nancyknewthatherknowledgewouldbebestsharedinaone-to-onesituation.ShefoundherperfectmatchinOperationJumpStart（OJS）.OJSwasfoundedin1994inLongBeach,California,withthegoalofhelpingstudentsreachforhighereducation.Itpairsstudentswithexperiencedvolunteers,andprovidesthemwithworkshopsonwriting,leadershipdevelopment,andguidedtoursofvariouscolleges.Sinceitsstart,OJShashelped80studentsgraduatefromhighschool,with95percentmovingontohighereducation.Nancyandthegirl,Yanira,spentmostoftheirtimeonschoolwork.Togetherthetwooftenwenttomuseums,zoos,themovies,andconcerts;theyevensangintheschoolholidayshowtogether!“IknowI'mnotlikeanyoneelseinYanira'slife/7Nancysays,"It'sbeengreattogettoknowherandtowatchherchange,grow,andlearn.”MuchtoNancy'sexcitement,YaniraplanstoattendJohnJayCollegeinNewYorkCity,whereNancy'sfathertaughtforhiswholelife./zThesedaysIshareherdream,andifshegetsacceptedIhopetotraveltoNewYorkwithherandshowheraround/'Nancysays.Theword“underdog"inPara1probablyrefersto.smarthighschoolstudentsdogsthatarenotlikedbytheirowners.studentswhoneedhelptosucceed.poorcompanyworkers.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知，為了充分利用課余時間，南希在過去的幾年里一直在幫助一名高中差生。由此推斷出underdog指的是需要他人在學(xué)業(yè)上予以幫助的學(xué)生。故此題選C.WhatisOperationJumpStart(OJS)inthetextIt'sacompanyprovidingjobsforpeoplelikeNancy.It'saprogramtrainingvoluntes.It'saschoolteachingleadershipskills.It'sanorganizationhelpinghighschoolstudents.【答案】D【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知，OJS是一個旨在幫助學(xué)生接受高等教育的組織。故此題選D.WhoisYanirainthestoryAvolunteerOJSsupported.AstudentNancyhelped.AteacherfromJohnJayCollege.ArelativeofNancy's.【答案】B【解析】推理判斷題。文章第五段第一句提到南希和一名叫雅妮拉的女孩把大局部時間都花費在學(xué)業(yè)上。第六段南希說自己不同于雅妮拉生命中的其他任何人，與她相識，看到她的改變、成長與進步是很棒的事。此外，第一段第三句提到南希在過去的幾年里一直在幫助一名高中生。由此可知，雅妮拉正是南希所幫助的那名學(xué)生。故此題選BAccordingtothetext,NancyfeelsgreattoseeYanira.A.makeprogressB.traveltoNewYorkC.gotocollegeD.singintheholidayshow【答案】A【解析】事實細節(jié)題。第六段南希說到自己不同于雅妮拉生命中的其他任何人，與她相識，看到她的改變、成長與進步是很棒的事。故此題選A.〕Aworldlikenoother-perhapsthisisthebestwaytodescribetheworldoftherainforest.Norainforestisthesame-yetmostrainforestscanbefoundinthesmalllandarea22.5degreesnorthand22.5degreessouthoftheEuator.YoucanfindrainforestsinSouthAmericaandIndonesia.OtherrainforestsexistfurtherfromtheEuator,inThailandandSriLanka.Rainforestshaveagreatroletoplayinsupportingtheworld.Theyarehometoarichvarietyofplants,birdsandanimals.Canyoubelievethat480varietiesoftreesmaybefoundinjustonehectareofrainforestTheseforestshavearound50%ofalltheplants,birdsandanimalsonEarth.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectwayforliving.Thetalltreesmakeahugeumbrellaofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,dryheatfromthesunandstrongwinds.Rainforesttreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Toliveintheforest,animalsmustclimb,jump,orflyacrossthebranchesandtrees.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotallleavesandbushes,likeinfilms,butisactuallyfairlyclear.Itiswhereleavesbecomefoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rainforestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rainforestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.Accordingtothetext,wecanfindrainforestsin.A.BritainB.ThailandC.CanadaD.U.S.A.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段可知大局部達帶雨林分布在北緯22.5度和南緯22.5度之間的陸地上。南美、印度尼西亞以及離赤道較遠的泰國、斯里蘭卡有分布。故此題選B.WhyarerainforestsimportanttotheworldTheycanprovidefoodfordifferentkindsofinsects.TheycanlowerthetemperaturearoundtheEuator.Theyarehometovariouskindsofplantsandanimals.Theyproducethebestwoodforhousebuilding.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句可知，熱帶雨林在維持世界生態(tài)平衡方面有巨大作用，它們是眾多動植物的家園。故此題選C.WhatcanbeseeninarainforestaccordingtothetextLeavesandbranchesofatreeneveractuallytouchthoseoftheothertrees.Treediseasesmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Talltreesprotectthemselvesfromforestanimalswiththeirbranches.Thegroundfloorisallcoveredbyleavesandbranches.【答案】A【解析】事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第三段第三句可知，熱帶雨林中的樹木特殊的生長方式使得它們的枝葉即使挨得很近，也永不相交。故此題選A.HowmuchofthelandsurfaceonEarthiscoveredbyrainforestsA.Morethan50%.B.Nearly12%.C.Lessthan5.3%.D.Around22.5%.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)最后一段第二句可知，幾千年前，熱帶兩林在地球外表的覆蓋率為12%,但如今這一比例已經(jīng)下降到缺乏5.3%.故此題選C.Growingalmondstakesmuchlessland.Amachinecanhelpgetalmondsoffthetrees.Almondswillfallonthegroundwhenripe.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后四句可知，杏仁的采摘方式不太一樣，它不需要許多人手來采摘，只需要一臺機器搖動杏樹，杏仁就會掉落在地上，然后就可以將其收集起來，因此農(nóng)民不需要雇用太多的工人。由此可知，這就是農(nóng)民開始種植杏樹的原因，故此題選C.Whycan'tsomefarmersfindenoughworkerstopickfruitTheygrowtoomanypeachtrees.Peoplepreferwell-paidconstructionjobs.FewpeoplewanttoworkinCalifornia.Theydon'twanttohireworkersfromMexico.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段前三句可知，一些農(nóng)場主認為他們找不到足夠的農(nóng)場工人有兩個原因，一個是當(dāng)?shù)赜性S多高薪的建筑工作，很多人愿意從事這類工作而不愿意采摘水果。故此題選B.WhatwillhappenifthesituationdoesnotimproveThegovernmentwillhireworkerstohelpwiththeharvest.MorepeoplewillmovetoCaliforniafromMexico.OthercountrieswillprovidecheaperlaborforUSfarmers.Morefruitswillbeboughtfromothercountries.【答案】D【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知，農(nóng)場主們表示，如果不改變現(xiàn)狀的話，將需要從其他國家進口的水果，因為那些國家的勞動力比美國的廉價。故此題選D.〔二〕Whenyougoonyourjobinterview,besuretodresswell,beontime,doyourresearchandNEVERaskanyofthefollowinguestions:1.HowuicklycouldIbepromotedAnemployerfirstofallwantsanemployeetobehappywiththepositiontheyhave.Ambition〔十二〕WouldYouMarrytheSamePersonAgainIfssaidthathumanbeingshaverestlesshearts,butthismonth'sglobalsurveysuggestsotherwise.Onaverage,68percentoftherespondentsin15countrieswouldagainsay"Ido"totheirhusbandsorwives.IntheUnitedStates,Brazil,andGreatBritain,respondentsover45aremorelikelythanyoungerpeopletofeelsatisfiedwiththeirchoices.ButinCanada,France,India,Malaysia,thePhilippines,andSpain,it'sthe45-and-underswhofeelmorehappilymatched.MisgivingsInthePhilippines,wherecouplesmarryyoungerthanmostnations,only20%ofthoseoverage45saythey'dstaywiththesamehusbandorwife.MismatchedMalaysiaishighestwithmen(48%)whowouldgiveuptheirmarriageifgiventhechance.InItaly,however,42%ofwiveswouldsaygoodbyetotheirhusbands.SoHappyTogetherChina83%Philippines76%Germany73%Netherlands73%Australia72%Spain72%Russia71%U.K.66%Brazil65%Canada63%Italy63%U.S.63%France62%India62%Malaysia59%HowmanypeopleonaveragewouldmarrythesamepersonagainA.42%.B.48%.C.68%.D.20%.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章標(biāo)題下方第一欄第二句可知，平均有68%的調(diào)查對象愿意再次與自己的配偶結(jié)婚。故此題選C.Inwhichcountryarerespondentsover45morelikelytofeelhappilymatchedthanyoungerpeopleA.TheU.S.B.France.C.India.D.Canada.【答案】A【解析】事實細節(jié)題。文章標(biāo)題下方第一欄第三句提到，在美國、巴西和英國，45歲以上的調(diào)查對象比45歲以下的更滿意自己的選擇。故此題選A.InwhichcountrydopeoplegetmarriedyoungerthaninmostothercountriesA.ThePhilippines.B.Germany.C.Italy.D.China.【答案】A【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞getmarried,younger可定位至Misgivings這一欄的第一句，由該句可知菲律賓是眾多國家中結(jié)婚年齡最低的。故此題選A.WhichcountryhasthelowestpercentageofhappycouplesA.Australia.B.Malaysia.C.Spain.D.TheNetherlands.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞lowestpercentageofhappycouples可定位至SoHappyTogether這一欄，縱觀該欄中各個國家幸福夫妻的百分比可知，馬來西亞符合題干所問。故此題選B.isgood,butthereisatimeandplacetodiscusspromotion,andit'snotduringaninterview.WillIbeabletoworkfromhomeThisisbasicallytellingyourfutureboss-beforeyou'veevenstarted-thatyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice.HowmuchvacationtimedoesthispositionofferAlthoughthiscouldbeasked,thisisthetypeofinformationyoushouldgetAFTERyou'vebeenofferedapositionandnotbefore.WillIhavetoworkwithateamAlmostalljobsneedsomekindofteamwork,soanysignthatyouarenotagoodteamplayerwillleaveyouwithunfavorablepointsinanemployer'seyes.DoesthispositioncomewithahandsomepayThepayisusuallydiscussedafterapositionhasbeenoffered.Ifanemployeroffersthissubject,feelfreetodiscussit.Otherwise,trynottolooklikeyouareinterestedonlyinthingsforyourowngood.AnemployerwillmorereadilyhiresomeoneinterestedinbetteringthemselvesANDthecompanyasawhole.Anemployerusuallyexpectsanemployeetobe.hungryforpromotionsatisfiedwiththevacationpleasedwiththepositioncuriousabouttheworkplace【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。由第三段第一句話可知，雇主首先是希望員工對自己的職位滿意。故C正確。Askingtoworkfromhomemaymakeyourfuturebossthinkthat.youwanttostayawayfromyourbossyouworkbetterathomeyou'reunwillingtomeetothersyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice【答案】D【解析】事實細節(jié)題。由第五段可知，如果你問將來的老板你能否在家工作的話，會讓老板覺得你太懶了，不愿意來辦公室上班。故D正確。WhencanyouofferthesubjectofpayBeforeyouaskaboutteamwork.Afteryougetthejob.C.Attheendofyourinterview.D.Atthebeginningofyourinterview.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。由最后一段第一句話可知，薪水問題通常應(yīng)在確定自己得到這份工作后再討論。故B正確。WhatmightbethebesttitleofthistextuestionsNottoAskinaJobInterviewHowtoDressforaJobInterviewCleverAnswerstoInterviewuestionsProperTimeforaJobInterview【答案】A【解析】主旨大意題。文章的第一段為主題句，點明了全文的主旨：求職面試中絕對不要問的問題。故A正確。㈢MariaMitchell(1818-1889),thefirstwomanastronomerintheUnitedStates,wasborninNantucket,Massachusetts.Herparentsvaluededucationandinsistedongivingherthesameualityofeducationthatboysreceived.Herfather,WilliamMitchell,wasanastronomerandteacherhimself.Whenhebuilthisownschool,Mariabecameastudentandalsoateachingassistanttohim.Athome,Maria'sfathertaughthertowatchthestarsandothernaturalobjectsinspaceusinghispersonaltelescope.LatershewenttoworkatthelibraryoftheNantucketAtheneum.Overthenexttwentyyears,shefurtherdevelopedherinterestinreadingasmanybooksasshecould.Shespenthernightswatchingtheskycloselywithherfather.OnOctober1,1847,Mariadiscoveredacometbymerelyusingatwo-inchtelescope.Someyearsbefore,KingFrederickVIofDenmarkhadsetupprizestoeachdiscovererofatelescopiccomet.Theprizewastobegiventothefirstdiscovererofeachsuchcometbecausecometswereoftendiscoveredbymorethanoneperson.Therewasonceauestionofwhoshouldbethewinner.Asthestorygoes,FrancescodeVicohaddiscoveredthesamecomettwodayslater,buthadreportedittotheEuropeanofficialorganizationfirst.However,aftersomediscussionthiswassettledinMitchell'sfavor.Shewontheprizein1848andbecameabignametheworldover.ThecometwasnamedMissMitchell'sComet.WhatcanbelearntaboutMaria'sparentsaccordingtothetextTheycamefromlow-incomefamilies.TheygaveMariaeualchanceforeducation.Theywerebothastronomers.Theywerebothteachers.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。由第一段第二句可知，瑪麗亞的父母非常重視教育問題，并且堅持為她提供與男孩同等質(zhì)量的教育。故B正確。WhoplayedthemostimportantroleinMaria'sgreatachievementA.KingFrederickVI.B.FrancescodeVico.C.Herfather.D.Hermother.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。由第二段可知，瑪麗亞的父親既是一名天文學(xué)家，也是一名教師?，旣悂喖仁歉赣H的學(xué)生也是父親的助教，并且在家的時候父親用自己的望遠鏡教她觀察天體以及其他自然物體。由此推斷出，瑪麗亞取得巨大的成就，其父親起了非常重要的作用。故C正確。WhatproblemdidMariameetwithinwinningtheprizeShenamedthecometonherown.Shedidnotusethereuiredtelescope.Shedidnotreportherdiscoveryintime.Shediscoveredthecometwithherfather.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。由最后一段第二句可知，弗蘭西斯科?德維科在兩天后發(fā)現(xiàn)了同樣的一顆彗星，但是他第一個將這顆彗星報告給了歐洲的官方機構(gòu)。由此推斷出，瑪麗亞沒能及時報告她的發(fā)現(xiàn)。故C正確。WhendidFrancescodeVicodiscoverthecometA.In1818.B.In1889.C.In1848.D.In1847.【答案】D【解析】推理判斷題。由第四段第一句可知，瑪麗亞在1847年10月1日發(fā)現(xiàn)了這顆彗星。由第五段第二句可知，弗蘭西斯科?德?維科在兩天后也發(fā)現(xiàn)了這顆彗星。由此推斷出，弗蘭西斯科?德?維科也是在1847年發(fā)現(xiàn)這顆彗星的。故D正確。Manyschoolshavetheirartprogramsremovedinanefforttoimprovetestscoresandsavemoney.However,someresearchersbelievethatthisisnotcorrect.Studentscanmastersomebasicskillsinartclassthattheycannotfindinanormalclassroom.Allowmetosharewhyyouhavetotakeartclass.Firstandmostimportant,itstimulatescreativity.Artschoolsencourageyoutothinkoutsidetheboxandbecreativeenoughtocreatesomethingartistic.Itcanbeusednotonlyinartbutinlife,too.Besides,ithelpsyoumaketherightchoice.Inartclass,youareusuallyfreetodowhatyouwant.Ineveryartclass,youarereuiredtomakedecisionsthatcandeterminewhatyourpaintingwillturnouttobe.Inaddition,studentscanlearntheartofcriticalthinkingasaskillofobservation.Forexample,artstudentsfindwaystoimagine.Thatisaskilltheyneedtobecomebetterreadersandproblemsettlers.Whatismore,itisnotedthatthecompany'sbossesareactivelylookingforemployeeswhocanthinkcreatively.Creativethinkingisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatstudentscanlearninartcourses.Finally,studentswhoaretrainedinartclasshaveinterestingmentalhabits.Theylearnhowtoworkonataskforalongtimeandhowtocontinuetoworkeveniftheyarediscouraged.Theyarebetterforcreatingalinkbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld.Inaddition,childrenwhodoartworkareabletolookbackontheirworkandmakejudgmentsaboutthemselves.WhyareartprogramsremovedfrommanyschoolsTomakestudentshavetheirownhobbies.Toimprovestudents'testscoresandsavemoney.Tohelpstudentsmastersomejobskills.Togivestudentsmorefreetime.【答案】B【解析】事實細節(jié)題。由第一段第一句可知，為了提高學(xué)生的考試并節(jié)省開支，許多取消了他們的藝術(shù)課。故B正確。WhatisthemostimportantualitystudentsdevelopinartclassA.Determination.B.Carefulness.C.Creativity.D.Honesty.【答案】C【解析】事實細節(jié)題。由第三段第一句可知，首先且最重要的一點是藝術(shù)課可以激發(fā)創(chuàng)造力。故C正確。WhatcanwelearnfromthetextArtstudentsareeasilyemployed.Artprogramsmaybringalotofmoney.Artclasscanhelpstudentsinmanyways.Artteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontotests.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。通讀全文后，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)本文是圍繞藝術(shù)課對學(xué)生來說有什么樣的好處展開的。由此推斷出，藝術(shù)課可以在很多方面幫助學(xué)生。故C正確。㈤Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsokno